Stoke Mandeville event

On 6 and 7 July, Team Imperial and Team BerkelBike UK co-hosted a 'Meet the Teams' event at the home of the Paralympic movement, Stoke Mandeville Stadium in Buckinghamshire.

The event consisted of a seminar session with presentations from students working on Cybathlon related projects. Talks from Team Leaders Dr Aldo Faisal and Dr Rik Berkelmans, and a panel session with Team Pilots Kevin Evison, Sivashankar Sivakanthan and Tom Nabarro.

The day's events concluded with a track session where Paul Moore and Johnny Beer-Timms of Team BerkelBike UK went head to head on the Stoke Mandeville Stadium track in preparation for the Cybathlon which takes in October.

The day provided an opportunity for the team to engage with members of the public including supporters from Bucks Healthcare and the Spinal Injuries Association. It also allowed an opportunity for the press to meet with the team and pilots to get an understanding of what the Cybathlon will entail.

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Group shot

Team Imperial track-side group shot - photo credit Imperial College London / Thomas Angus

Johnny

Team BerkelBike UK ‘pilot’ Johnny in discussion with Team Imperial students - photo credit Imperial College London / Thomas Angus

Johnny and Paul

Team BerkelBike UK ‘pilots’ Johnny and Paul in action on the track - photo credit Imperial College London / Thomas Angus

Paul applying FES stimulator pads

Team BerkelBike UK ‘pilot’ Paul applying FES stimulator pads - photo credit Imperial College London / Thomas Angus

Kevin being interviewed

Team Imperial ‘pilot’ Kevin being interviewed at Stoke Mandeville Stadium - photo credit Imperial College London / Thomas Angus

Kevin and Sivashankar in discussion

Team Imperial ‘pilots’ Kevin and Sivashankar in discussion with Team Imperial students - photo credit Imperial College London / Thomas Angus

Tom in discussion with Team Leader Dr Aldo Faisal

Team Imperial ‘pilot’ Tom in discussion with Team Leader Dr Aldo Faisal - photo credit Imperial College London / Thomas Angus

Aldo in the seminar

Team Imperial’s Team Leader Dr Aldo Faisal enjoying the seminar session - photo credit Imperial College London / Thomas Angus

Rik Berkelmans presenting at the seminar

Team BerkelBike UK’s Team Leader Dr Rik Berkelmans presenting in the seminar session - photo credit Imperial College London / Thomas Angus

Group shot

Team Imperial and Team BerkelBike UK ‘group photo - photo credit Imperial College London / Ian Radcliffe